PLEASANT HILL / School Lunch Program Applications Sent Out

Published 4:00 am, Thursday, September 7, 2000

Families with schoolchildren will be receiving applications in the mail explaining the free and reduced-price meals available to children during the school year.

To receive the free or discounted meals offered through the National School Lunch Program, a household member should submit an application to their child's school at any time during the school year. Eligible students include those in households receiving food stamps or CalWORKS aid. Other low-income children may also qualify.

To apply, families need only list their case number on the application. Other families should list the names of all household members, the amount and source of the household income and the social security number of the adult signing the application.

Generally, a child in a household with four people and an annual income of $22,165 would qualify for a free meal; those in a four-person household with an income of $31,543 would qualify for a reduced price meal.

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